pimiento

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English

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pimentoes, or, cherry peppers

Etymology

From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (“denoting instruments and results of actions”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

pimiento (plural pimientos)

  1. Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

Spanish

pimiento

Etymology

From Latin pigmentum. Compare the borrowed doublet pigmento.

Pronunciation

Noun

pimiento m (plural pimientos)

  1. pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
  2. pepper plant
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